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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1947
Page
4
Splendid progress 15 is reported in remodeling the United Brethren Church on North Center street now undergoing extensive improvements. When finished the edifice will be one of the most modern and beautiful in the city.
The Medical Society of Pennsylvania warns many cheap sunglasses fail to filter ultraviolet rays. Exposure to excessive ultraviolet radiation can cause serious eye disorders, while proper dark glasses reduce glare and protect the eye’s interior without forcing the iris to overwork.
Jamestown May 16 Officers of the Chautauqua county sheriff s department investigate the shooting of two horses owned by John Ellis on East Oak Hill Road Frewsburg. Deputy Arthur Payne reported the incident and undersheriff Richard J Moynihan, with three other deputies, aided the scene. Investigators say the horses were shot by a neighbor after a quarrel and the shooting occurred in the neighbor s wheat field. One horse was sold
In Meadville Friday May 18 Mary Mehak e 20 of Conneautville may not testify against her father Charles Mehntke 45 at his hearing on charges of chaining her to a chair to stop her elopement. The hearing was postponed one week and a settlement out of court is possible. The father is free on bail and is to plead not guilty. The daughter worked for Talon Inc in Meadville. Details of the alleged beating are said to be exaggerated by those who know the case.
The Soviet loan seeks subscriptions totaling 20 billion rubles with a 12 to dollar rate, though the official rate remains 8. Subscriptions mature in 0 years and carry no interest, but prizes equal to about 4 percent are distributed semiannually to roughly one third of bondholders, tax free. Large prizes encoura ge speculative gains while two thirds receive only face value. The note cites United States historical lotteries as precedent, noting their use to cover war expenses and finance state needs.
An old advertisement touts Thompson's Borsoma Tablets to stimulate sluggish kidneys and cleanse the blood of waste to alleviate back pain and distress. It recommends Golden Lax Tablets for constipation and notes 60 cents for Borsoma at drug stores.
Quiz questions request answers to a set of items from a classified page. It asks for the chief agricultural stop of Cuba Helgoland status the corrected sentence color of a flag of truce chair of the G S Atomic Energy Commission Babe Didrickson Zaharias sport in what country is she a star and what Texas city is Same and which county is maple leaf emblematic number of cube edges and the nickname of Baron von Richtofen
May 16 Bradford reports Joseph Loep Purchasing Agency of South Penn Oil Co raises Pennsylvania grade crude oil by 14 cents per barrel. Price surpasses $4 for first time since 1929, signaling a broad gain expected to spread to other buyers. The increase takes effect today until further notice.
DeWaine F. Lines of Clymer, 72, died last evening after an extended illness. Born August 9, 1874 in Canterville to George and Janette Lines, he moved to town in 1914 and opened the Home Restaurant on West Main. He later owned a farm on the Corry to Clymer road until 1945, then moved to Clymer. Survived by wife Mary two sons Paul of Clymer and Perry of R D 2 Cory two daughters Mildred Arnick of Clymer and Bya Scott of Rochester twelve grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Funeral at Spencer Funeral Home Sunday at 2 p.m. with burial in Clymer Cemetery.
Jamestown police chief Harry Nelson reports 1947 first four months show more traffic accidents 103 injuries and one death versus 76 injuries and no deaths in 1946. April records 86 mishaps, 21 injuries, nine to pedestrians.
Mary Walsh, Bible authority from Washington DC, will lead special services at the Seventh Day Adventist Church beginning Saturday at 11 30 AM. Meetings will run weekly on Saturdays and on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 8 PM for several weeks. Public invitation extends to the community with topics including Our Sanctuary Question and The Literal Second Coming of Christ.
Mrs. Alice Mingo of the local OPA reports a serious incident where a horse was seriously wounded by a 22 caliber rifle, with bullets entering the abdomen and legs while another horse was hit in the head. Investigators probe six hours without care.
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